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Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move

YoopyaJun 19, 2013August 11, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his

Chinese activist says he’s being forced out by NYU

YoopyaJun 17, 2013August 4, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York

Iran voters draw spirit in showdown atmosphere

YoopyaJun 14, 2013June 19, 20230

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader delivered a salty rebuke to the U.S. Friday as Iranians lined up to vote in a presidential election

Iran’s political hierarchy

YoopyaJun 14, 2013August 11, 20240

SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI: Wields control over every major decision either directly or through a network of hand-picked loyalists and institutions, including the powerful

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 16, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s spiraling violence has resulted in the confirmed killings of nearly 93,000 people but the real number is likely to be far

Leaker Snowden’s allegations about US hacking give China new edge in cyber war of words

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 18, 20240

HONG KONG (AP) — For months, China has tried to turn the tables on the U.S. to counter accusations that it hacks America’s computers and

2 Koreas to hold senior-level meeting in Seoul

YoopyaJun 10, 2013August 4, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease

Rival Koreas make counterproposals for talks

YoopyaJun 7, 2013August 18, 20240

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas on Friday traded counterproposals over where to meet for talks Sunday, as mutual interest in mending abysmal

Syrian army advances in Qusair and Damascus suburb

YoopyaJun 4, 2013August 11, 20240

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops advanced toward the center of the strategic town of Qusair near the border with Lebanon and chased rebels from

Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings

YoopyaJun 4, 2013August 11, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — A fire breaks out in a Chinese factory, and panicked workers discover one exit after another is locked. That describes not only